Trailing Trouble

For the 1937 film, see Trailin' Trouble.

Trailing Trouble is a 1930 American Western film directed by Arthur Rosson, written by Harold Tarshis, and starring Hoot Gibson. It was released on March 23, 1930, by Universal Pictures.^[1][2] The title was also seen as Trailin' Trouble.^[3]

Trailing Trouble
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Directed by	Arthur Rosson
Screenplay by	Harold Tarshis
Produced by	Hoot Gibson
Starring	Hoot Gibson Margaret Quimby
Cinematography	Harry Neumann
Edited by	Gilmore Walker
Production company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	March 23, 1930 (1930-03-23)
Running time	58 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Ed King and Buck Moran are rivals for the affections of Molly, daughter of the rancher for whom King works. When King takes horses to a sale, Moran arranges to have the sale money stolen. Initially, the rancher accuses King of theft, but the thief eventually returns the money and identifies Moran as the man behind the plot. King captures Moran and regains Molly's affections.^[3]

Cast

• Hoot Gibson as Ed King
• Margaret Quimby as Molly Blake
• William McCall as Pop Blake
• Pete Morrison as Buck Saunders
• Bob Perry as Red Gillis
• Olive Young as Ming Toy
• Milton Brown as Sheriff
• Mary Carr as Old Lady
• Wong Chung as Charlie - Desk Clerk

Production

In addition to Rosson and Tarshis as director and writer, Carl Loemmle was the producer. Harry Neumann was the director of photography, Gilmore Walker was the film editor, and C. Roy Hunter was the recording engineer.^[3]